Metrics 2.0 Trends by the Numbers: December 28, 2006

Phone Users in China to Hit 900 million in 2007

The number of Chinese fixed and mobile telephone subscribers surged 11% to 830 million and are expected to hit 900 million by the end of 2007, according to data from the state-run Xinhua news agency, reports AFP.

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December 28, 2006 11:44 PM | Permalink

Not Just Cash... 10 Advanced Features that Consumers Like in ATMs: Survey

Consumers would be more impressed with banks and credit unions with ATMs that could offer them a range of high-technology security and convenience features, such as biometric identification capabilities, movie ticket or postage stamp dispensing, and the ability to get printed bank statements and more detailed deposit receipts, a new study by Diebold, a major ATM manufacturer.

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December 28, 2006 7:11 PM | Permalink

MIT Technology Review on Q&A Sites: Yahoo Answers Tops

Google Answers was recently folded, but there are still quite a few Q&A sites on the web. Wade Roush at MIT Technology Review conducted a test recently to evaluate and rank prominent sites including Yahoo Answers, Microsoft's Live QnA, AnswerBag, Yedda, Wondir, and Amazon's new Askville (via SearchEngineLand).

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December 28, 2006 6:19 PM | Permalink

Google Becomes No.1 in Blog Search; Surpasses Technorati

The market share of visits to Google Blog Search surpassed visits to Technorati for the week ending 12/23/06, making Google No.1 in Blog search as well, according to data provided by Hitwise. Google Blog Search began catching up to Technorati in October, when

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December 28, 2006 5:36 PM | Permalink

World Auto Sales Flat in 2007; China Becomes No.3 :Report

After five consecutive years of record sales, global auto volumes are expected to be flat in 2007, as weaker sales in the mature markets of the United States, Canada, Western Europe and Japan will offset strong momentum in China, India and Latin America, according to Global Auto Report by Scotiabank.

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December 28, 2006 3:10 PM | Permalink

LCD-TV Growth to Slow in 2007: 57% Rise to 62.5 million Units

Global LCD-TV shipments will increase 57% to 62.5 million units in 2007, compared to the blistering 95% growth in 2006 with 39.7 million units, according to latest iSuppli forecasts. Worldwide LCD-TV factory revenue will rise by 20% in 2007 to $53.5 billion, compared to 76% growth in 2006 with $44.7 billion in global revenues.

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December 28, 2006 2:27 PM | Permalink

Another Record Year for Tech Mergers in 2006: Over $600 billion

Tech mergers worldwide are closing in on another record year as the total value of announced tech and telecom deals (excluding debt) increased 4.9% to $611.89 billion in 2006, according to Dealogic, reports WSJ. Interestingly, AT&T has been at the top of the Tech M&A deals over the last three years.

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December 28, 2006 8:31 AM | Permalink

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